baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
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According to Salt La Croi (@saltlacroix), American Eagle’s decision to cast Stewart is baffling.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The Grande Double Sonnerie is an eight-year labor of love that comprises a baffling 1,200 technical drawings and 21 patents, 13 of which were integrated into the final construction of the movement.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
But Xavier Gipson made a baffling decision to field the punt inside the 5-yard line, and he was popped on the return, fumbling the ball and giving Dallas possession only 8 yards from the end zone.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
Not some perfect and unassailable view of the world but the occasional flicker of double vision, the brief, destabilizing reminder of other people’s minds, humming along in their baffling, alien ways.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The Grande Double Sonnerie is an eight-year labor of love that comprises a baffling 1,200 technical drawings and 21 patents, 13 of which were integrated into the final construction of the movement.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
But Xavier Gipson made a baffling decision to field the punt inside the 5-yard line, and he was popped on the return, fumbling the ball and giving Dallas possession only 8 yards from the end zone.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
Not some perfect and unassailable view of the world but the occasional flicker of double vision, the brief, destabilizing reminder of other people’s minds, humming along in their baffling, alien ways.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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